CVE-2003-0508 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the WWWLaunchNetscape function of Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread) 5.0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .pdf file with a long mailto link.

Published: 2003-07-04

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 7.0% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06987.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105709569312583&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105785749721291&w=2

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Acrobat Reader

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-07-04T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:58:10.842Z

Reserved: 2003-07-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0508

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-08-07T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:02:20.173

Link: CVE-2003-0508

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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